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Connections Answers for November 6, 2026 #1244

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MAKEUP

STRUCTURE

REPLACEMENT

FABRIC

FLATBED

CONSTITUTION

EXTRA

HOT ROD

SPARE

TANKER

SEMI

TRAFFIC CONE

WOOLENS

OSIRIS

PICKUP

BACKUP

YYellow groupEasiest

Yellow group · easiest

These four each describe what something is made of or how it's built up.
COMPOSITION
CONSTITUTIONFABRICMAKEUPSTRUCTUREand STRUCTURE all mean how something is put together or what it is made of.

GGreen groupFairly easy

Green group · fairly easy

If you lose something, these stand ready to step in and do its job.
COPY
BACKUPEXTRAREPLACEMENTSPAREand SPARE are all additional duplicate versions of an original thing.

BBlue groupTricky

Blue group · tricky

Think of the different vehicles you'd see hauling goods or loads down the highway, each with its own cargo style.
KINDS OF TRUCKS
FLATBEDPICKUPSEMITANKERand TANKER are each a variety of truck you see on the road.

PPurple groupTrickiest — wordplay

Purple group · trickiest — wordplay

Look at what the last word of each phrase has in common — they're all things you'd find in the same organ that lets you see.
ENDING IN PARTS OF THE EYE
HOT RODOSIRISTRAFFIC CONEWOOLENSHOT ROD ends in ROD, OSIRIS ends in IRIS, TRAFFIC CONE ends in CONE, and WOOLENS ends in LENS, all parts of the eye.

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